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CVE-2025-11059
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Date: September 29, 2025
Impact When generating PDF files, this vulnerability allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the filesystem by injecting malicious link element into the prepped RFCXML. Workarounds Test untrusted input with "link" elements with "rel="attachment"" before processing. References This is related to "GHSA-cfmv-h8fx-85m7" (https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc/security/advisories/GHSA-cfmv-h8fx-85m7).
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Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-22Top Fix
Upgrade Version
Upgrade to version xml2rfc - 3.30.2;https://github.com/ietf-tools/xml2rfc.git - v3.30.2
CVSS v3.1
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| Attack Vector (AV): | NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity (AC): | LOW |
| Privileges Required (PR): | NONE |
| User Interaction (UI): | NONE |
| Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality (C): | HIGH |
| Integrity (I): | NONE |
| Availability (A): | NONE |